Mum Paula Ivers went to A&E complaining of chest pain but was sent home with a prescription for indigestion medication ...

A 28-year-old Michigan father survived a life-threatening aortic dissection after a second ER visit uncovered the emergency.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a nonatherosclerotic, nontraumatic separation of the coronary arterial walls and causes acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death. Image Credit: ...

Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency that requires immediate recognition and intervention to reduce mortality. On Saturday, July 11, 2026, US Senator Lindsey Graham ...

An aortic dissection, Sen. Lindsey Graham’s preliminary cause of death, is one of the most severe emergencies in medicine. It’s a sudden tear in the wall of the aorta, the main artery carrying blood ...

Dissection is a medical term for tissue separation. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection, SCAD, occurs when a tear or separation forms in the wall of a coronary artery. The tear leads to a ...

Australian experts say a new global definition of what a heart attack is will help improve the diagnosis of women and lead to better outcomes. Here's what's changed.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with American Heart Association's volunteer president Dr. Manesh Patel about aortic dissection, the preliminary finding of what led to Sen. Lindsey Graham's death. Preliminary ...

For generations, something troubling seemed to plague the men in John Ritter’s bloodline. “We always heard, ‘Oh those Ritters die of their first and last heart attack,’ ” Amy Yasbeck, the beloved ...

A nurse died just days after her life-threatening heart condition was misdiagnosed as acid reflux. Paula Ivers, 47, went to ...